Original paper issue of 4 pages from The Weekly Times, Magazine Section, for Saturday, October 1, 1932. Front cover features "What Shall We Wear?" with illustrations of women's clothing, advertising paper patterns available for purchase.newspaper, clothing, women's clothing, fashion

Red long sleeve knitted dress with buttons at the back. Swirl pattern across front. 8481.2 Detachable red belt. 8481.3 Small sample of red wool knitwear, dress, fashion, 1950s

Green knitted full length dress with elbow length sleeves, gold buttoned front and collar. knitwear, dress, fashion, 1950s

Grey sleeveless vest with coloured geometric designs.knitwear, fashion, vest, 1950s

Green knitted long sleeved cardigan with button front and collar.knitwear, fashion, 1950s, cardigan

Long sleeve blue knitted cardigan with button front.knitwear, fashion, cardigan, 1960s

Elbow length sleeve pink knitted cardigan with button front and collar. knitwear, fashion, cardigan, 1940s

Hand knitted burnt orange cardigan with long sleeves. Four buttons down the front at the top. Cardigan has pockets and a collar. knitwear, fashion, cardigan, 1970s

Australian womens jacket from the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Designed by Mambo Graphics.Ochre coloured jacket lined with Mambo illustrated material. Left proper base pocket features embroidered Australian Coat of Arms above Olympic rings and the words "SYDNEY 2000". Jacket features zipped cuffs, and four buttons. Inside left features a decorative garment label with Stars of the Southern Cross and the words "AUSTRALIA / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / MAMBO".SYDNEY 2000 AUSTRALIA / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / MAMBOfashion, woolmark company mambo graphics, sport, the woolmark company 2000 australian olympic display - exhibition (21/12/2001 - 24/05/2002)

Fourteen page knitting pattern book featuring black and white printed graphics and text. The cover shows a young boy wearing a knitted cardigan, shirt and tie.front: [printed] Paragon / KNITTING BOOK / No. 18 / 1/6 / 7 New Knitteds / 2 - 5 YEARS / FOY & GIBSON PTY LTDknitting, pattern, fashion, knitwear

Two ladies dressed for a special occasion in a Merbein vineyard.celebration, merbein, fashion, vineyard

Names of teachers - Dora G Keane and Letty Buchanan.Black and white photograph of students, teachers and parents at Moormung Hillside State School No. 1723, during a picnic day, timber building with veranda behind the group, ladies in their sun bonnets. Hillside near Bairnsdale Victoriaschools, students, school teachers, fashion

Originally designed to protect cigarettes, cigarette cases eventually became a designer accessory. The height of their popularity was from around 1920-1950.Silver coloured metal cigarette case. Sprung and hinged opening. The case has horizontal lines decorating the surface. Inside is a metal fastener for the cigarettes. The inside has circular patterning.cigarette, cigarette case, accessory, fashion

Also four black and white photographs taken at the Wedding Fair 03817.1 Mother of bride, size 15 x 8.5cm, 03817.2 models size 11 x 8.5 cm, two of brides 03817.3 and 03817.4 size 16.5 x 8.5 cmBlack and white photograph of Linda Brew and Emily preparing reception tables for Wedding Fair at Bellevue Lakes Entrance Victoriahotels, fashion, wedding, commerce

Sepia photo of a group of 7 men and 11 women on beach at Carrum near Mascot Avenue"Down at the Old Bull and Bush" Carrumchelsea, beach, fashion, entertainment

Black and white photograph showing eight people in swimming costume on a rustic diving platform in a waterway in the Gippsland Lakes tourism, gippsland lakes, social history, fashion

This garment would have been worn by young girls as a summer fashion, perhaps in the 1970s. Similar- patterned garments may still be worn today but perhaps without the cuffs on the legs. This garment is retained as an example of women’s fashions in the mid to late 20th century and will be useful for display. This is a pair of women’s shorts. They are made of cotton (velveteen) and are multi-patterned with a dark red background with pink, orange and yellow flowers. There are cuffs at the end of the legs and a zip down the side. The waist is lined with white material and there are five buttons attached to the waist band. The maker’s label is also attached to the waist band.‘Styro SW All Cotton’ladies fashion, hotpants

The book guides the dating of photographs by studying its physical properties, backgrounds used, studio name and details of fashion accents decade by decade from the 1850's to 1920'sA handbook of photograph techniques and costume descriptions by period to aid dating of photographs. It is well indexed with a good bibliography.p. 128, STAMP: Property of Nunawading Historical Society (Inc)photographs, fashions from the past

The Australian Woman's Mirror, was an Australian weekly women's magazine published by The Bulletin magazine in Sydney, between 1924 and 1961.Women's magazines reflect class and family structures as well as contemporary women’s role in society. A 32 pp magazine, titled The Australian Woman's Mirror. The magazine's contents include recipes, knitting patterns and articles about fashion, holiday destinations and household tips.It also contains short stories, poems, and a serialised novel. On the front cover is a b/w photograph of a woman wearing a knitted jerkin indicating that the pattern is inside the magazine. The magazine cost 3d and is dated Tuesday, Sept. 4 1945.magazine-the- australian-woman's-mirror literature

When this winter appeal badge was produced the Australian economy was in recession (financial down turn) and the ability of some of the unemployed sectors of the community required but could not purchase warm clothes. The Australian recessions of 1945 and 1961 left their mark on the economy and accounted for a long and slow recovery in the 1960's and 1970's. The Red Cross was one of a few benevolent agencies/organisations that provided those more affluent in society to donate money to these types of appeals for financial donations. the money collected was used in obtaining warm close for those in need.In the Kiewa Valley the lingering recessional consequences (high interest rates, slowdown in Australian manufacturing) had an effect upon those whose produce was consumed by large towns and cities. The manufacturing industries including textile and clothing industries were feeling the start of the invasion of cheaper imports. Unemployment was beginning to be an ongoing major political and social issue. The need for support for the financial strapped city and country towns was on the increase and this Red Cross Badge (Winter Appeal) was one of several appeals to help those financially disenfranchised families to overcome the severe clothing shortages in both country and city environments.This badge has an enamel front with red and blue lettering and the circumference is marked to represent a 'life ring, life buoy, life belt' which has all of the red lettering with in its boundary. The fastening mechanism is a "stick" pin made from mild steel (fashioned as a semi circular spring contained within the back rim of the badge. The "stick" protrudes beyond the badge allowing it to be fastened onto clothing.At the top of the badge and in red print "RED CROSS" and at the bottom "WINTER APPEAL" with a"1/-" (one shilling coin - modern equivalent to 10 cents). In the middle of the badge is printed a red cross and above that "HELP"societies, red cross appeals, apparel badges, numismatics badges